The Board Members of the Office of State Ethics met last week to discuss, among other things, their legislative agenda for 2011. Most of the provisions in this legislative proposal were put forward in the last two years. Many may recall that the OSE had been unsuccessful in passing legislation due to the Senate Republican [...]
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October OSE Board Meeting - 2011 Legislative Agenda Approved
Monday, October 25th, 2010Office of State Ethics – Ethics Day Materials
Sunday, October 10th, 2010At the beginning of the month the Office of State Ethics held its annual Ethics Day celebration. This year marked the fifth anniversary for the agency. After an initial presentation by Dr. Michael Rion, one of the first members of the Citizens Advisory Board, attendees broke up into two groups - one lead by the OSE’s legal division where recent advisory opinions were discussed and the other lead by the agency’s enforcement division which reviewed trends in audit and compliance.
read more ››Office of State Ethics News - Grassroots proposal on hold and more…
Friday, March 26th, 2010Yesterday’s meeting of the Office of State Ethics Citizen’s Advisory Board saw the nomination and approval of a new Chair, the approval of an ethics policy for Board members, the postponement of the agency’s grassroots legislation and more….
read more ››Ethics Board Chair Admits Wrongdoing - Agency Lobbies for Legislative Changes
Monday, March 1st, 2010Office of State Ethics Chairman Kenneth Bernhard admitted wrongdoing last week when he was found to have made contributions to Governor Rell and a couple of State House candidates back in 2008. In other OSE news, the agency is busy getting underway with the 2010 legislative session.
read more ››Real Evidence that Power of Internet Moves Voters
Monday, October 19th, 2009The E-Voter Institute just released a new study that looks into how voters find information about candidates and how they become involved in political campaigns. It shouldn’t be surprising that using the Internet, and especially social tools, is on the rise.
read more ››How Facebook Helped Raise Needed Funds to Support Educational Programs in Cash-Strapped California
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009Here’s a great example of a group of concerned citizens getting together and raising over $463,000 in 8 weeks to help improve their local schools.
read more ››Social Media a MUST for Political and Grassroots Campaigns Too
Monday, August 24th, 2009For the organization or politician seeking to disseminate a message, social media keeps them informed about the public sentiment, hones their message, delivers it to specific audiences and allows for that message to be spread through personal networks.
read more ››Big Brother is Watching – And This Time Big Brother is Us
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009Transparency is the word du jour and politicians across our state continue to work feverishly to create systems for increasing government openness. But I recently read about a new mechanism that is firmly in the hands of the state’s citizens and that calls on our public officials, and invigorates our communities, to take action.
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